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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Matthews say the United States was in his eyes?
(a) The second Gomorrah.
(b) The second Babylon.
(c) The second Sodom.
(d) The second Babel.

2. What did the middle class' evangelical reformist movement think of the Calvinist family structure?
(a) It was equitable.
(b) It was oppressive to women.
(c) It was supportive of slavery.
(d) It was good for women.

3. What did the Retrenchment Society build according to "Elijah Pierson, Parts 5 through 7"?
(a) A clinic for the poor.
(b) A church for the slaves.
(c) A hotel.
(d) Schools for poor children.

4. When did Matthews try to enlarged the store he worked at?
(a) 1819.
(b) 1813.
(c) 1816.
(d) 1812.

5. What did Smith say of Matthews after their first meeting?
(a) "His mind was evidently filled with darkness."
(b) "He would be a good leader."
(c) "He couldn't control himself."
(d) "His way was the only way."

6. What was the name of the Scot spiritual leader?
(a) Reverend Smith.
(b) Reverend Mr. Beveridge.
(c) Reverend Mac Leod.
(d) Reverend Mc Kulen.

7. When did Kirk arrive in Albany according to "Robert Matthews, Parts 5 through 7"?
(a) 1828.
(b) 1829.
(c) 1827.
(d) 1821.

8. What type of evangelical person was Elijah?
(a) A Mormon.
(b) A Catholic.
(c) A Unionist.
(d) A Finneyite.

9. What congregation did Kirk work at when he first arrived in Albany?
(a) Second Presbyterian Church.
(b) Third Presbyterian Church.
(c) First Presbyterian Church.
(d) Sixth Presbyterian Church.

10. What did Elijah and Sarah Start to get prostitutes off the street?
(a) The Second Chance Society.
(b) The Female Safe House.
(c) The Female Asylum Society.
(d) The Female Assistance Society.

11. What was the name of the Scot community in New York?
(a) Coila.
(b) Nova Scot.
(c) Scotia.
(d) Scotties..

12. When did Sarah fall ill?
(a) May 1830.
(b) June 1832.
(c) June 1830.
(d) June 1829.

13. When did Matthews marry Margaret?
(a) 1813.
(b) 1814.
(c) 1816.
(d) 1812.

14. When did Elijah open a mercantile firm on Pearl Street?
(a) 1822.
(b) 1823.
(c) 1821.
(d) 1820.

15. What Jew influenced Matthews after he returned to New York?
(a) Mordecai Aaronson.
(b) Mordecai Manuel Noah.
(c) Mordecai Maidanik.
(d) Rabbi Adelstine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Elijah do after quitting his job?

2. What building did Kirk use for the Fourth Presbyterian Church meetings?

3. What did Matthews do after abandoning his family?

4. When was Robert Matthews born according to "Robert Matthews, Introduction and Parts 1 through 4"?

5. What was perceived as the enemy by sects forming in the 1820's to the 1840's?

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